Proverbs 9
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Proverbs 9:1-2

11Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out its seven pillars.

2She has prepared her meat, she has mixed her wine; she also has arranged her table.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 9:1 Chapter 9 forms the conclusion of the lengthy introduction to the book. Both wisdom and folly will make their final appeals; and both appeal to the simpletons. Wisdom offers life with no mention of pleasure; folly offers pleasure with no mention of death. The first twelve verses concern accepting wisdom: the invitation of wisdom (1-6), the description of the responses (7-11), and the consequence (12). Verses 13-18 concern accepting folly: the invitation (13-17) and the consequence (18). ↩

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